Full Description
Crime and Justice offers a comprehensive introduction to the US criminal justice system through historical and contemporary case studies. Extensively revised and updated, the second edition features new chapters on terrorism, the war on drugs, and gender, as well as expanded coverage of white collar crime, victims' issues, and more. Powerful case studies engage students while teaching critical concepts.
Contents
PART 1Chapter 1Case #1: A 17th-Century Crime Wave: The Salem Witch TrialsCrime, Law, and JusticeChapter 2Case #2: The Scottsboro Trials The Struggle for JusticeChapter 3Case #3: Execution or Self Defense? When Women Kill Their PartnersThe Legacy of Gender InjusticeChapter 4Case #4: A "Run of the Mill" CrimeThe Justice ProcessChapter 5 Case #5: Winning at All Costs: The Rise and Fall of EnronUnderstanding the Crime PictureChapter 6 Case #6: Accident or Homicide?: The Shooting of Yoshi HattoriPrinciples of the Criminal LawChapter 7Case #7: Facing the Demons: Making Amends for Drunk DrivingUnderstanding Victims in the Criminal Justice SystemPART 2Chapter 8Case #8: Security or Dignity: Rosa at the BorderPolice and the Rule of LawChapter 9 Case #9: The Thin Blue Line: Rodney King and the LAPD Beyond the Limits of the LawChapter 10Case #10: A Woman in Charge: The Case of Paula MearaThe Mission of Policing in the 21st CenturyChapter 11Case #11: A Businessman of Crime: The Rise and Fall of Al CaponeProhibition and Policing: Rethinking the War on DrugsChapter 12Case #12: False Patriots: The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Politics of FearThe Impact of 9/11 on Civil Liberties and Law EnforcementPART 3Chapter 13Case #13: It's Never Too Late for Justice: The Prosecution of Edgar Ray KillenThe Structure of the American JudiciaryChapter 14Case # 14: Can Corporations Commit Murder? The Prosecution of Ford Motor CompanyUnderstanding the Courtroom WorkgroupChapter 15Case #15: O. J. Simpson Trial: American in Black and White Trials, Juries, and JudgmentChapter 16Case #16: Bargaining for Justice: Bordenkircher v. HayesPlea Bargains in the Criminal Justice SystemPART 4Chapter 17Case #17: The Crime of Punishment: The Story of Kemba SmithThe Justice of SentencingChapter 18Case #18: Surviving Time: The Case of Rubin "Hurricane" CarterInside the Prison WorldChapter 19Case #19: Making Parole in CaliforniaCommunity and CorrectionsIndex About the Author
